Harvard Business Review's Tammy Erickson describes in glowing terms "The Rise of the New Contract Worker ". The Defense Department would appear to be reevaluating this popular labor trend, though. The Huffington Post reports that while contractors comprise less than a quarter of the Defense Department's labor force, they account for 50 percent of its cost. …
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New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman makes a superficially compelling case for reforming education in pursuit of American Competitiveness. But is he overstating its promise?
What does talk show host Oprah Winfrey, psychologist Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, medium James Van Praagh and "The Secret" author Rhonda Byrne share in common? A belief that what you get out of life depends on how you think about life. It seems straightforward enough. Empowering, even. Unfortunately, it isn't quite that simple. Have you …
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